The NBA All-Star break begins Feb. 16 and doesn't end until Feb. 21. Because this would create two partial weeks, ESPN fantasy makes one eight-day session that spans that two-week period. In short, this session will include games from Monday through Thursday, then from the following Thursday through Sunday. Thus, in this space, the Forecaster ratings will reflect this extended schedule.

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Check below the Forecaster ratings for a handful of potential streamers from teams with good schedules, as usual. However, in this space let's talk about streaming options (or just plain potential pickup options) brought about by all of the turbulence in the NBA this week.

The NBA trade deadline was Thursday, and there were a lot of players that changed teams. Similarly (but unfortunately), there also have been a lot of major injuries to impact players that have led to production vacuums on teams that will need to be filled. These are excellent opportunities to find value in unexpected places, and it might be the last major opportunity to do so this season.

A few examples to look for?

Michael Beasley, New York Knicks (49.6 percent available): Beasley moved back into the starting lineup for the Knicks after Kristaps Porzingis (knee) went down for the season. In the last seven games that Porzingis missed, Beasley averaged almost 23 points and six rebounds per game, including a strong effort on Thursday with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals.

D.J. Augustin, Orlando Magic (89.5 percent available): The Magic traded starting point guard Elfrid Payton to the Phoenix Suns for a second-round draft pick. Augustin picked up the first start in Payton's absence and grabbed ahold of his new role with 18 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in Thursday's game.

Larry Nance Jr., Cleveland Cavaliers (76.5 percent available): Nance already was having a solid season off the bench for the Los Angeles Lakers, but they just traded him to his hometown franchise -- a team that retired his father's jersey after a long career in Cleveland. It's a team that, by the way, is missing its starting power forward and just traded away their backup center. Nance should get enough minutes and opportunity, especially in the short term, to improve upon his numbers.

Matchup ratings are based upon a scale from 1 (poor matchup) to 10 (excellent matchup). These are calculated using a formula that evaluates the team's year-to-date and past 10 games' statistics, their opponents' numbers in those categories and their performance in home/road games depending on where the game is to be played. The column to the left lists the team's total number of games scheduled, as well as home games, and lists the overall rating from 1-10 for that team's weekly schedule.

Fantasy Basketball Forecaster: Feb. 12-18

Team

Games

Rating

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

3 total0 home

2

OFF

@MIL5

@DET3

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

3 total1 home

2

OFF

OFF

LAC5

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

3 total2 home

2

LAC3

OFF

IND4

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

4

OFF

OFF

@ORL4

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total3 home

6

ORL5

OFF

TOR4

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

5

OFF

@OKC6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

3 total1 home

2

OFF

SAC6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total3 home

7

OFF

SA6

OFF

@MIL6

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total3 home

5

NO6

OFF

ATL5

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total3 home

10

PHX10

OFF

@POR8

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

9

OFF

@MIN8

SAC8

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

2 total1 home

1

OFF

OFF

@BKN7

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total0 home

7

@BKN8

OFF

@BOS7

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total1 home

5

OFF

OFF

@NO4

@MIN6

OFF

OFF

OFF

3 total2 home

1

OFF

OFF

OKC4

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total1 home

5

OFF

@TOR3

@PHI6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total3 home

6

OFF

ATL6

OFF

DEN7

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total3 home

7

OFF

HOU7

OFF

LAL8

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

6

@DET3

OFF

LAL8

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

6

@PHI6

OFF

WSH5

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total1 home

6

OFF

CLE7

@MEM5

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

4

@CHI3

OFF

CHA4

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

5 total3 home

7

NY5

OFF

MIA4

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

4

@GS3

OFF

@UTA1

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

3 total1 home

2

OFF

OFF

GS5

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

6

OFF

@DAL4

@HOU6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total0 home

7

@UTA4

@DEN8

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

3 total2 home

3

OFF

MIA5

@CHI4

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total4 home

6

SA4

OFF

PHX7

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

7

OFF

OFF

@NY6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

Fantasy Basketball Forecaster: Feb. 19-25

Team

Games

Rating

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

3 total0 home

2

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

@IND4

OFF

OFF

3 total1 home

2

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

@DET4

@NY6

OFF

3 total2 home

2

OFF

OFF

OFF

@CHA5

OFF

OFF

OFF

4 total2 home

4

OFF

OFF

OFF

BKN6

@WSH3

OFF

DET3

4 total3 home

6

OFF

OFF

OFF

PHI6

OFF

@MIN7

OFF

4 total2 home

5

OFF

OFF

OFF

WSH6

@MEM4

OFF

SA5

3 total1 home

2

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

@LAL6

@UTA1

OFF

4 total3 home

7

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

SA6

OFF

HOU8

4 total3 home

5

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

BOS5

OFF

@CHA5

4 total3 home

10

OFF

OFF

OFF

LAC8

OFF

OKC9

OFF

4 total2 home

9

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

MIN8

OFF

@DEN8

2 total1 home

1

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

ATL6

OFF

OFF

4 total0 home

7

OFF

OFF

OFF

@GS5

@PHX8

OFF

OFF

4 total1 home

5

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

DAL5

@SAC6

OFF

3 total2 home

1

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

CLE3

@MIA4

OFF

4 total1 home

5

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

@NO5

MEM5

OFF

4 total3 home

6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

@TOR5

OFF

NO6

4 total3 home

7

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

@HOU6

CHI4

OFF

4 total2 home

6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

MIA5

OFF

@MIL4

4 total2 home

6

OFF

OFF

OFF

@ORL5

OFF

BOS5

OFF

4 total1 home

6

OFF

OFF

OFF

@SAC7

OFF

@GS5

OFF

4 total2 home

4

OFF

OFF

OFF

NY4

OFF

@PHI6

OFF

5 total3 home

7

OFF

OFF

OFF

@CHI3

OFF

ORL5

@WSH4

4 total2 home

4

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

LAC5

POR6

OFF

3 total1 home

2

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

@UTA1

@PHX6

OFF

4 total2 home

6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OKC6

OFF

LAL8

OFF

4 total0 home

7

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

@DEN8

OFF

@CLE6

3 total2 home

3

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

MIL6

OFF

OFF

4 total4 home

6

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

POR6

DAL6

OFF

4 total2 home

7

OFF

OFF

OFF

@CLE6

CHA7

OFF

PHI8

The week ahead

Because of the unique two-week schedule, most of the teams in this session play four games. The Philadelphia 76ers play five games, the Indiana Pacers play two games, seven teams play three games, and the remaining 21 teams play four times. As such, outside of the outlier 76ers and Pacers, most of the differences in this week's Forecaster Ratings come from the strength of the team versus the difficulty of its schedule.

Markieff Morris, Washington Wizards (48.0 percent available) and JJ Redick, Philadelphia 76ers (48.1 percent available): Both Morris and Redick are good enough that they should be owned in most 12-team leagues anyway, so if they're available in your league, this is a great time to add them because of their favorable upcoming schedules.

Austin Rivers, LA Clippers (85.5 percent available): Rivers is coming off a heel injury that sidelined him for 18 games. Before he got hurt, he was challenging to become one of the bigger impact players on that injury-riddled iteration of the Clippers. Lou Williams has dominated ever since, the trade has brought in new talent and Danilo Gallinari has returned from injury. Rivers is, therefore, a question mark, but he has a good schedule and upside if he can get his rhythm and role back.

Tomas Satoransky, Washington Wizards (90.5 percent available): Satoransky is still starting in place of the injured John Wall. In his past seven games, Satoransky has averaged a solid 9.9 points, 5.1 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.1 3-pointers while shooting 50.0 FG% and 100.0 FT%.

Patty Mills, San Antonio Spurs (96.8 percent available): Mills gets a bump in value while Dejounte Murray is out with his ankle injury, even if Bryn Forbes might get the actual start. (Forbes actually is worth potentially streaming, as well.) Murray already has been announced to be out on Saturday, and there's no timetable given for his return. In Murray's absence in the second half of Wednesday's game, Mills piled up 18 points with 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in only 17 minutes of action.